---
title: "Get a Specific User Skill"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/user-skills/{userSkillId}"
tags: ["UserSkill"]
---

# Get a Specific User Skill

`GET /api/v2/user-skills/{userSkillId}`

This endpoint retrieves a specific user skill.<h3>Required Scope</h3>`user_skills:read`

## Path parameters

- `userSkillId` string, required

## Response `200`

Success

- DetailedUserSkill
  - `data` UserSkillData
    - `type` string, nullable
    - `id` string, nullable
    - `attributes` UserSkillDataAttributes
      - `employee-id` string, nullable — The unique employee identifier for the user.
      - `skill-id` string, nullable — The unique skill identifier for the user.
      - `skill-name` string, nullable — The skill name identifier for the user.
      - `is-focus` boolean — Indicates whether this is the user's focus skill.
      - `is-endorsed` boolean — Indicates whether this skill is endorsed. Endorsed Skills indicate that a learning professional in your organization reviewed and validated it.
      - `target-rating` integer, nullable — Desired rating for the skill. This value is the highest target rating for this skill out of skill plans followed and authored by the user.
      - `followed-at` string, date-time — Date the skill was followed. (UTC)
      - `degreed-url` string
      - `source` string — The skill source the skill belongs to.
    - `links` SelfLink
      - `self` string
    - `relationships` UserSkillRelationshipsInner[]
      - `user` UserRelationship
        - `data` UserRelationshipData
          - `id` string, nullable
          - `type` string, nullable

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